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BMW 7 Series goes diesel for 2014, making the planet a cleaner place and you feel like a boss

BMW announced it will be selling its 740Ld xDrive in the U.S. starting this spring.

Top Gear’s Stig vs. Google Street View Car video is an experiment in tire smoke

Top Gear released a video of the Stig doing literal circles around the Google Street View Car on the Top Gear Test Track.

All-new Audi R8 sent back to drawing board after disappointing engineering brass

Audi pushes back all-new R8 after disappointing engineering chief and new quattro GmbH head pushes R8 e-tron back into production.

Sarah McLachlan is saving mutts again, but this time with Audi. Wait. What?

Audi teased its Super Bowl commercial starring Sarah McLachlan.
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Would you buy a Land Rover ‘Landy’? We’d much rather have a ‘Lancaster’ or ‘Defiant’

Land Rover wants to call its next SUV the “Landy”. I hate that name. So I decided to come up with some better ones. How about the Lancaster or the Defiant?
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This insane Cadillac concept remains a radioactive, laser-powered dream

Laser Power Systems is reportedly working on a prototype car that could be powered for 100 years by only eight ounces of thorium.

Here comes Clarkson! Top Gear UK teases 21st series

The BBC Two has released an 11-second teaser for the 21st Series of the world’s most popular television show, Top Gear.
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Want a gasoline-powered Tesla Model S? Bob Lutz’s VL Automotive might make you one

Bob Lutz mentioned in passing during a quick interview that his company VL Automotive will offer V8 conversions for Tesla Model S owners.
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Hard times in the rear-view mirror, GM dominated Detroit with cars we want to buy

With a new, award-winning portfolio, General Motors set the tone for a very calm and enjoyable 2014 Detroit Auto Show. Having won both North American Car and Truck of the Year, GM can finally end the mad scramble to survive.
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Audi’s allroad shooting brake concept offers a ‘concrete look into the future’

Audi unveiled its latest creation at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show: the allroad shooting brake concept.
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A pair of Porsches, one very sexy Volvo, and more coming from the Detroit Auto Show

The 2014 Detroit Auto Show not only stands as the biggest auto shows in the country but also in the world. Luckily for you, we at Digital Trends will be braving the icy Motor City to bring you special coverage from the show floor, as the year’s most exciting cars will hit the stage.

This is what the all-new Subaru WRX STI will look like when it takes on the Nurburgring

Subaru just unveiled its newest Nurburgring 24-Hour racecar; and it’s based on the 2015 WRX STI.

Audi’s quaint yet sporty 2015 Q3 compact crossover set for Detroit unveil

Audi announced this morning that it will be bringing its Q3 compact crossover to the States in 2015.

Leaked specs and photos of the 2015 Chrysler 200 make me mad I can’t hate it anymore

Chrysler’s 200 used to be the car I loved to hate. But based upon the new pictures and specs, I can’t do that anymore.

(Smart)watch your Mercedes from afar with Pebble Technology on your wrist

Mercedes-Benz has paired with Pebble Technology to allow users to pair their Pebble smartwatch to the Mercedes Digital DriveStyle app.

Gravel kickers rejoice! Someone leaked the 2015 Subaru WRX STI

Gravel kickers rejoice! Images of the next-gen 2015 Subaru WRX STI have leaked. And just as we suspected, bathed in blue paint, it’s a thing of beauty.

4 automakers team with Google to bring Android to your dashboard

Audi, GM, Google, Honda, and Hyundai team with Google to create the Open Automotive Alliance.
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Porsche that killed Paul Walker was traveling over 100+ mph, coroner concludes

Actor Paul Walker and racing teammate Roger Rodas were traveling well in excess of 100 mph when they lost control of the car.
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Faster than a Murcielago, the Camaro Z/28 is the best thing you can get for $75,000 … or is it?

Chevrolet has priced its uproarious Camaro Z/28 track trouncing pony car at $75,000.

Infiniti gives first glimpse at the Q50 Eau Rouge concept performance sedan. Surprise, it’s red

Infiniti is ramping up the coverage of its latest performance sedan concept, the Q50 Eau Rouge.
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And you thought your BMW was expensive. This Bugatti belt buckle costs $84,000

This belt buckle offers wearers the ability to dial in the perfect snugness with a mechanism capable of a “click-free click.”
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UPDATE: Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher ‘fighting for his life’ after skiing accident

Reports indicate that Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has suffered sever brain injury after a skiing accident in the French Alps.
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Call them spyders, roadsters or cabriolets, these cars dropped the top on 2013

Of all the things one might label 2013 with, I have decided to call it the year of the Spyder.
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Ignore the weird German guy; this BMW i8 performance video is impressive

BMW is on a PR offensive to impress upon the general public how equally powerful and efficient the powertrain of the all-new i8 is.
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Exclusive: Chief Corvette Engineer admits 2015 Z06 could be the last new Corvette … ever

Chief Corvette Engineer Tadge Juechter admitted to Digital Trends that if Corvette sales don’t increase, “there won’t be a next one.”

Is the forthcoming Lexus RC F going to have a BMW M4-fighting 460-hp V8?

If the rumors are to be believed, the forthcoming Lexus RC F Coupe will be powered by an improved version of the 5.0-liter V8 from the IS F.

Crash that killed Paul Walker caused by ‘speed, and speed alone’

The crash that took actor Paul Walker’s life last month was not caused by mechanical failure but by "speed, and speed alone.”
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BMW i8 Spyder approved for production … wait. No, no it’s not

Last week we heard that BMW green-lit the i8 Spyder for production. Now we learn it's not ready yet.
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This four-door 2015 Mustang should be called the ‘Third Base Mobile’

Someone has created a rendering of what a four-door 2015 Mustang could look like and we absolutely love it.

That’s not what you want to see: Infiniti Q50 recalled for steer-by-wire software glitch

Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury arm, recalls new Q50 sedan due to steer-by-wire software glitches.
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Ready for a gullwing luxury EV? Tesla’s Model X reportedly coming in mid-2014

Finally, the upstart EV automaker is ready to send its new flagship to production in mid-2014.
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Here’s what makes BMW’s new M3 and M4 roar (in plain English)

BMW released a very long, dry recounting of the technology beneath the M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe. Accordingly, we decided to decipher the German jargon and bring you the highlights – but with some flavor.

Is Ford planning diesel- and hybrid-powered Mustangs? You bet

Ford powertrain boss admits that the all-new Mustang could get a diesel or hybrid powertrain in the near future.
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Volvo Polestar unveils a 620+ horsepower V8. Yes, you read that right

Based upon the production 311 horsepower 4.4-liter V8, the new 5.0-liter V8 for the V8 Supercar series makes upward of 620 hp.